Fruit washer



G.' GLASS.

FRUIT WASHER. APPLICATION FILED IuNE 6.1919.

' G. GLASS.

FRUIT WASHER. APPLICATION FILEI) .IUNE,6. IBIS! 1,402,490, Pafenufm. 3,1922.

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p GEORGE eLass, or `MinivanKniawrscousin; yirsserlvon 'ro srRAGun CANNING MACHINERY COMPANY, or CHICAGO,l `ILLINOIs, "A CORPORATION OFjILLI- NDIS.

Maman;

To all 'whom t/may concern:

Beitknown that I, GEORGE GLASS, a citizen of the United States, residing atMil waukee, Yin `the* county of Milwaukee and thatis,` devices designed for use in connecnection with fruits andlike granular material for `cleansing'the same preparatory to packing or canning thereof. I

One of the objects of my inventionV is the yproduction v of a washer of the character mentioned which will be of durable and economical construction; one in which the pos-p' sibility of injury to the material cleaned, during the cleansing operation, will be reduced to a minimum; and one which will be thorough and quick acting in operation. Other objects will appear hereinafter. Y

With these objects in view, the invention ments ofl claimed.

The invention will be best understood by parts hereinafter vdescribed and reference to the accompanying'"drawings forming a part of this speciiication, and in wh1ch-. p 1 L Fig. 1 is a top planview ofa washer em- Fig. 2is a side elevationof the washer; Fig.l 3 is an end view thereof;

Fig. t is a section taken on` substantially line 1 -411 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side elevation of the liquid' spraying element included in the construction; and v Fig. Gis atransverse section ofsaid sprayingelement. Y

The preferred form ofconstruction as illustrated in the drawings comprisesa base composed of `legs or uprights 10 at the up'- per ends of which are supported angle irons 11 so arranged as to'result in the production of a base having a channel-formed upper side. For yreinforcement the legs 10 are connected by cross pieces 12 andangularly disposed longitudinally extending bars 13 which extend from the lower' portions of said legs to the central portions of angle irons 11, as yclearly seen in Fig. 2.

The angle irons 11 are longitudinally'in- FRUIT WASHER. j

i ,Patented-Jan. 3,l 1922.1

Appucafion medium: 6, 1919. .serial No. 302,162.

clined and serveto support a trough 14 havinga foraminated bottom, that is, a bottom4 provided with a plurality of closely arrangedopenings or slots so as to adapt said trough bottom to constitutea sort of sieve or strainer. The lower endof said trough, 1s openxand the sidesof said trough con'- verge toward said kend forming a trough which tapers toward the lower or'discharge endthereof; The supporting angle irons-11 are correspondingly arranged, that is, the same converge toward their lower ends as seenin Fig. 1. For reinforcement the lower longitudinal edgesfof'thel trough are provided with angle irons 15,*and the extremities of, the bottom ofthe Vtroi'ighare bent back as at l5', thusproducing a structure possessing exceptional strength and rigidity.

Duringfthe washing operation, the trough` 1li is longitudinally reciprocated, and to effect l such a reciproca'tion, a'transversely extending 4shaft v16 is provided which is mounted in `suitable bearings 17 provided uponV the legs 10 at one end of the device. The shaft 16, at one end', isfpro-videdwith conventional f tight and `loose pulleys 18 and 19 whereby i jpower may be applied tosaid shaft.`

Fixed Vto* said shaft, substantially centrally thereof, is an eccentric 20, which is embraced by. an eccentric band 21, said band being connected by a rod 22, withgan end piece having trunnions 24 engaging in bearing-members 25 vapplied to the under side of trough 14 substantially midway between theY ends thereof.v To accommodate the bearing members 25, theangleirons 11 and 15 are i cut away, as clearly seenin Figs. 1 and 4L; Withthis arrangementit will be seeni that reciprocationof the trough will be effected through rotation of shaft 16, vthe rotary movement of said shaft-being transformed `through thefeccentric intothe `desired rectivof the trough and centrally `above the same, ,the under sidethereof vbeing provided with radially extending discharge openings `28 whereby, in thev operation of the washer, i

- cleansing liquid `willbe sprayed toward the trough andfagainst any material contained therein, as will be readily understood. One

l end of the spraying element 28 isprovided i with a suitable couplingk29 whereby the same, during operation, maybe connected v with any suitable sortof cleansing liquid supply. f 7' `Arranged below the trough, the same beV ingsubstantially coefxtensive therewith, is a sectional` receptacle,` there being. two sectionsBOand 3l. Saidgsections are suspended from 'the angle irons,A ll byA strapsy 32errangedl atintervals along said angle irons as best seen in Fig. 2. The sectional formation of the receptacle is oispecial advantage in that it permits of 'ready connection-of the Q. actuating rod .22 withthe trough 14, said rod', with ,the sectional receptacle kconstrucwhereas the good fruit will pass downy Y inl the latter operation andin the removal of any other impurities with V,which the fruit The cleansing process is.

may rbe laden.

tion, being passed througlitlie joint 'between the overlapping adjacenten'dsot the sectionsSOandSl. f a, f' y. n the operationof the washer, the fruit tov be washed is deposited into the upper end'V of the trough the Asame being adapted to.. find its way downthe trough'by reason ot the reciprocatory movement of the latter and the inclined dispositionthereo. `Inlthe agitation kof theJ fruit thus effected, the broken or injured fruit, or fruit skins,.will be re-.

moved i'rom1 the good fruit, the former' passing through the openings in the trough,

the trough, the trough openings being of ,a

size slightly smaller than the Vwhole fruit so', as' to prevent the passage of the good fruit v therethrough, the latter being discharged from the lower endof the trough where the samev is ,cared for asma-y be desired; The liquid sprayer, of course, materially assists such that injuryftojtlie fruit is reduced to a minimum while at the saine time ainaximum of eiiiciencyris obtained. Y f l n l.Through the tapering Ory-converging i n information of the trough, azwidefsirting sur- I .liquid discharged from the spraying., device' faceis provided at theentrance or upper end v thereof over which theffruit beingV treated `may spread' in ya thin layer sov as to insureeach particle being subjected to the cleansingY process afforded by the At'the same time thisv formation. of the, trough produces a narrowdischarge end so i that. the fruit maybe directed into a recep- `tacle of comparatively small proportions or one `withan inlet of limited size. y

{The cleansing liquid` and other matter passing through theopenings in the trough are collected inzthe receptacle O-Slsuspended therefrom, and are adapted toip'ass from said receptacle through a .drain pipe .scribed my name. 33vwhich leadsrfrom the bottom ofsaid re- A fceptacle. To insure thorough. draining of the receptacle, the bottoms of sections 30 and 31 are inclined toward theffdrain pipe as clearly seenV in 2. I Y

,ln this specification the wordfruit has been used in its broad Asense toV coverfbotli iruit and vegetables 'as ordinarilyunder- Y stood, inasmuch as the washer may be used in connection with a multitude or fruits and vegetables, it being'V understood that there'is nolimitatio-nfas to the use of the washer in this regard.V

Viliile l have illustrated and described the preferred Yiorm of construction'riiorcarrying my invention into effect, itis capable oit variation and modification without departing from thespirit of the invention; I therefore 'do not wish to be limited to the precise details oit eonstructionset forth, but

desireto avail myself or" such variations and modifications as come withinthe scope of the; appended claims. i.

. Havingthus described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secureA by Letters Patent. is: v

LA washer of the class described, comprising an elongated reciprocatory oramihated body mounted 1for movement in the direction of the length thereof; actuating means connected with the underside oi said body for reciprocating the same; and a secf tional receptaclel arranged below said body,

said actuating means passingthrough the joint between adjacent sections of saidreceptacle. f Y

2. A; washer of the class described, comprising a foraminated trough; a base on which said trough is mounted for reciprocatory movement; -a spraying element supportedvby said base Vand positionedabove said' trough; a sectional receptacle supported bysaid base and positioned below ciprocatoryi movement Vto said trough, ,said

means passing through the joint between adjacentsections of said receptacle and `being connected Ywith the central portion oisaidtrough, the ends of the sections at said vvjoint being overlapped and spaced apart vertically to accommodate said means.

v3. A washer oiffthe class describedcomprising an elongated reciprocatory foraminated body mounted for move-ment in the direction of the length thereof;` actuating" means connected with the undersideof said body for' reciprocating the same.; and a re.-v ceptacle arranged below said body, said receptacle comprising two sections liaving-ad jacent ends `overlapped and spaced apart vertically, ,said 'actuating means passing through .the space between said overlapping ends j of said sections.`

i Iny witness whereof, l have' hereunto subenoiien Grass'.-

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said trough; and means for impartingA reiio 

